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Quality lines

	Quality Lines David P Stevens Qual Saf Health Care 2008; 17: 1. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

	Handovers and Debussy D P Stevens Qual Saf Health Care 2008; 17: 2-3. doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.025916 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Commentaries

	Structuring flexibility: the potential good, bad and ugly in standardisation of handovers E S Patterson Qual Saf Health Care 2008; 17: 4-5. doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.022772 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Original Articles

	Patient race/ethnicity, age, gender and education are not related to preference for or response to disclosure C Hobgood, J H Tamayo-Sarver, and B Weiner Qual Saf Health Care 2008; 17: 65-70. doi:10.1136/qshc.2006.021758 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Communication gaps and readmissions to hospital for patients aged 75 years and older: observational study E M A Witherington, O M Pirzada, and A J Avery Qual Saf Health Care 2008; 17: 71-75. doi:10.1136/qshc.2006.020842 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Error management

	Effective interventions and implementation strategies to reduce adverse drug events in the Veterans Affairs (VA) system P D Mills, J Neily, L M Kinney, J Bagian, and W B Weeks Qual Saf Health Care 2008; 17: 37-46. doi:10.1136/qshc.2006.021816 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Adverse outcomes after discharge: occurrence, treatment and determinants P J Marang-van de Mheen, N van Duijn-Bakker, and J Kievit Qual Saf Health Care 2008; 17: 47-52. doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.023309 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Patient safety events reported in general practice: a taxonomy M A B Makeham, S Stromer, C Bridges-Webb, M Mira, D C Saltman, C Cooper, and M R Kidd Qual Saf Health Care 2008; 17: 53-57. doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.022491 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Comparing measures of patient safety for inpatient care provided to veterans within and outside the VA system in New York W B Weeks, A N West, A K Rosen, and J P Bagian Qual Saf Health Care 2008; 17: 58-64. doi:10.1136/qshc.2006.020735 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Organisational matters

	Intensive care unit nurses’ perceptions of safety after a highly specific safety intervention N C Elder, S M Brungs, M Nagy, I Kudel, and M L Render Qual Saf Health Care 2008; 17: 25-30. doi:10.1136/qshc.2006.021949 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	What is quality and how is it achieved? Practitioners’ views versus quality models P Hudelson, A Cléopas, V Kolly, P Chopard, and T Perneger Qual Saf Health Care 2008; 17: 31-36. doi:10.1136/qshc.2006.021311 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education and training

	Adequacy of information transferred at resident sign-out (inhospital handover of care): a prospective survey S M Borowitz, L A Waggoner-Fountain, E J Bass, and R M Sledd Qual Saf Health Care 2008; 17: 6-10. doi:10.1136/qshc.2006.019273 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	A theoretical framework and competency-based approach to improving handoffs V M Arora, J K Johnson, D O Meltzer, and H J Humphrey Qual Saf Health Care 2008; 17: 11-14. doi:10.1136/qshc.2006.018952 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Integrating the chronic-care model and the ACGME competencies: using shared medical appointments to focus on systems-based practice S R Kirsh and D C Aron Qual Saf Health Care 2008; 17: 15-19. doi:10.1136/qshc.2006.020925 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Patient-actor perception of care: a comparison of obstetric emergency training using manikins and patient-actors J F Crofts, C Bartlett, D Ellis, C Winter, F Donald, L P Hunt, and T J Draycott Qual Saf Health Care 2008; 17: 20-24. doi:10.1136/qshc.2006.021873 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Heroes and martyrs

	Homeopathy or regular medicine? Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, 1882–1887: evidence, politics, customer choice and provider perceptions at work D Neuhauser and M Diaz Qual Saf Health Care 2008; 17: 76-78. doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.023705 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

PostScript

	Practice guidelines for haemodialysis in Egypt Qual Saf Health Care 2008; 17: 79. doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.023325 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Impact of the European Working Time Directive on specialty training Qual Saf Health Care 2008; 17: 79-80. doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.023234 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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